Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-07-22

pceaAcss bsing generally eli Dug By ne
Atteonth OF August the turuip con enen weil
follow. II the ground h In e1cellsos couai
tion, very good results often follow when the
ssed 10 sown 70 late - the tirst week In Sep
ternbee; but this 10 contingent IN Srvas
meaauie on good rains falling soon attef tne
seed 10 Gown. II the potato crop hes beeu
kern we'll worked, Il 10 NOS necessary 10
piov n over again for turnipa Az soon -
the pptstoes are taken out the rubbish can be
narrowed of and the seed at once sown. II
II poasible that with more labor the result
might he trhe tetter but We have seen
such results follow from this ptactics that u
is we'll to know II Is 20 near perfection, - II
often happens that In Wow of q sudden
shower being prob able, the ssed may be put
In at once, for certainly aehower on the seeds
extra working Of the ground.
Those do test generally who sow rather
thin, aud depend on the chance Of getting
clear Of the fly. Tho hest OF precautions
against this is good rich soil, Then the plant
grows faster than the fly can In ure II 70 any
great extent and II thus saved.
care Of H0rsea
The following. from the Tuyt, Fisid aud
Farm, should have the attention Of all owners
Of horses in this section: "ln this hot
| weather the horse which labors In front Of
the wagon or plow should he watered fire.
| quently. His stomach ID small and 1t 10 q
tad plan to give him . large quantity OF water
Il JUST CefOI0 OI ltnu1eule6ly ait6I eAtlDR. Inc
water should be taken long enough before
q meal to allow II to get out Of the stomach,
/ and thus make room for c ,rn and oats aud II
should not b. taken .. or eating In quantity
| sufficient to wash away food before digestion
| begins. Give water at short Intervals aud
raging thirst y i'll not be created. The hors<
| Is q patient toiler in barne sA and he deserve,
careful treatment from his master, especially
when the thermometer Is up In the ninetieS
How 10 Tell Horses Age
At two years old, colt sheds two centr,
nippers /; at three years old, colt sheds tn
adjoining teeth at four years DID, colt shed
outer or corner teeth at i've years old
bride tooth is up and six years old, cup
| leave two centre teeth below at seven year
old, cups leave sdjoining teeth at eigh
| years old, cups leave outer or corner teeth
ut nine years old, cups leave two centre mir
| pers above at ten years old, cups leave nd
| joining teeth at eleven years old, cup
leave corner upper testh al twelve years Q
! past, groove in inside Of the bridle tooth dis
appears in horse. Mares very seldom hsv
them. When they do, no criterion to b
| guided by.
Around the Farm
Pinch back the ends of the lims bean rur
ners o. soon as they shall reach four or fiy
feet in height, 80 rs to force them to send ou
| laterals.
Turkeys in the tobacco field will do efficier
service ridding the plants Of the greenworu
| that usually do damage every season.
String beans may still be plsnted for q lai
: supply, ~ the vines grow quickly and beu
: | we'll during the warm weather.
i After the rsspberres shall have been ma
keted the canes should be we'll worked, 20
to remove the grass and weeds, in order thi
4 the new canes may make rs much growth
;, possible. An application Of wood ash,
7 would prove an excellent fertilizer.
II the lawn be frequently moved II shoul
u | have an spplics alton of fertilizer twice yes
II ! to prevent injury from frequent cropping.
a mixture Of 200 pounds sulphate of potssh, 1,
;. | pounds superphosphste aud 80 pounds n
, | trate OF soda per acre will be found excellen
\ A box with entrance holes no larger ths
: | one inch in diameter will be an inducemei
= | for the wrens to take p sses sion, ss they vi
# | then be safe from the attacks Of larger bird
, ! Wrens are excellent insect EXTERN insto
), and should be encouraged In every possibl
| manner.
Buckwhest may be sown now a. only ii "
| or six weeks is necessary for it to mature o
. rich, warm soil. 1t is an excellent crop fC
| reducing weeds and Cor turning under q
, | green manure, while its blcs: oms afford an
, | pie work for the bees. tout five pecks
: seed are sufficient for one acre, but, II 1t /
plowed under, the thicker 1t grows the be-
l ter.